US peace envoys asked whether Ukraine would be willing to give up the Donbas region in the nation’s east to Russia in exchange for NATO membership, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Europe is invited into Ukraine talks as both sides strike overnight
US envoys said President Putin agreed to let European representatives join the next round of talks, as Ukraine and Russia traded deadly strikes, including a large overnight drone attack.
What we know
- 1US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 12 November 2026, after talks with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi earlier in the week.
- 2A US envoy said Putin agreed to let European representatives join the next round, Reuters reported, and President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed that step, according to the BBC and France 24.
- 3European Union leaders later settled on a five-nation group — with EU institutions and the United Kingdom — to speak for Europe at the talks, Reuters reported; Russia said Europeans could take part if they showed a readiness to contribute.
- 4Fighting did not pause.
- 5AP reported that Ukraine fired almost 1,200 drones at Russian targets overnight on 12–13 November, one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, while Russia’s defence ministry said it intercepted 1,198 drones — a figure France 24 also reported as a Russian claim, and which has not been independently verified.
- 6Ukraine’s General Staff said it hit an oil refinery in Volgograd; Reuters said four people were killed in a strike on an industrial zone there.
Unique posts in this collection
Outlets · voices · official, of 30 qualified posts
Sum of 81 unique authors' followers, not impressions
Post volume over time
Counts are unique post IDs after merging search pages. Max 25 results per search call, so some outlet posts may be missing and a late-looking time is not proof that an outlet was late. Combined reach counts unique followers, not impressions. No posts, replies, likes or follows were made from any account. “Broke first” is for the report that Europe would join the next round of talks (France 24 at 1:47 AM UTC on 13 Nov). Earlier 12 Nov posts about envoys arriving in Moscow and overnight strikes are on the timeline as preceding developments. The 1,200-drone figure is a Russian claim reported by AP and France 24; it is labelled as such.
How we count
Counts are unique post IDs after merging search pages. Max 25 results per search call, so some outlet posts may be missing and a late-looking time is not proof that an outlet was late. Combined reach counts unique followers, not impressions. No posts, replies, likes or follows were made from any account. “Broke first” is for the report that Europe would join the next round of talks (France 24 at 1:47 AM UTC on 13 Nov). Earlier 12 Nov posts about envoys arriving in Moscow and overnight strikes are on the timeline as preceding developments. The 1,200-drone figure is a Russian claim reported by AP and France 24; it is labelled as such.
Who reported first
First post on X in this collection in which each outlet reported the story. Times are in your local zone.
- 1FRANCE 24 English Broke first@France24_en
- 2@BBCWorld
- 3@Reuters
- 4@BBCNews
- 5@Reuters
- 6@KyivIndependent
- 7@AJEnglish
- 8@business
“Broke first” is for the report that Europe would join the next round of talks (France 24 at 1:47 AM UTC on 13 Nov). Earlier 12 Nov posts about envoys arriving in Moscow and overnight strikes are on the timeline as preceding developments. The 1,200-drone figure is a Russian claim reported by AP and France 24; it is labelled as such.
Timeline
Talks and strike reports confirmed across AP, Reuters, the BBC, France 24 and Al Jazeera. The 1,198 interception figure is a Russian claim, reported as such. Sources: AP, Reuters, BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera, Kyiv Independent.
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